The LSST is a US project headquartered in Arizona that is building a revolutionary new design of telescope that has a field of view 1000 times larger than that…
Choline is a nutrient, essential for cardiovascular and brain function, and for cellular membrane composition and repair. Often taken as a lecithin supplement,…
Psychological experiments that stopped 40 years ago because of ethical concerns could instead be conducted in cyberspace in the future. By repeating the…
Dr Tracey Reynolds and Dr Elisabetta Zontini, of the ESRC’s Families and Social Capital research group have highlighted how Caribbean and Italian families use…
Our sun is a middle size star. When stars that are smaller than our sun or up to 8 times more massive than the sun die, they expel the outer layers and leave…
As with other gamma-ray bursts, this hybrid burst is likely signalling the birth of a new black hole. It is unclear, however, what kind of object or objects…
Nature has again thrown astronomers for a loop. Just when they thought they understood how gamma-ray bursts formed, they have uncovered what appears to be…
This unexpected result shows that the Rutford Ice stream (larger than Holland) varies its speed by as much as 20% every two weeks. Ice streams – and the speed…
Until the middle of the 1990s researchers believed that new nerve cells could not be generated in the adult brain. Then it was found to be possible, and that…
The results of the research by Vanderbilt’s Kenneth Catania, assistant professor of biology, were reported Dec. 21 in the science journal Nature. He became…
The new estimate, reported in the inaugural issue of Public Library of Science ONE (Dec. 2006), takes into account something other measures of genetic…
Researchers at the University of Southern California have discovered a direct link between loss of testosterone and the development of an Alzheimer's-like…
Deal or No Deal” How people might play this popular game show – whether they would likely accept an offer for quick cash or opt to hold out for the chance to…
In the first large-scale, prospective study to investigate the relationship between vitamin D levels and MS, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health…
While the benefits of regular physical activity are well documented in the medical literature and the problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle are even…
Who will be the next Albert Einstein? The next Stephen Hawking? A new report from Vanderbilt University reveals the complex mix of factors that create these…
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